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| How many tournaments / sections may I enter? |
| You may enter AS MANY sections / tournaments as you desire!! |
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| How do I arrange a game? |
| See the How To Play A Game section. |
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| Can I play if I have a PROVISIONAL rating? |
| YES !! YES !! YES !! YES !! YES !! |
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| Where can I find someone to go over (REVIEW) my games with me as you suggested? |
| I've had good personal success using the mentor program at LeChess Club. You have to join their club to use it. Its FREE by the way. |
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| What happens to players that are NO-SHOWS for a game? |
| Wait 15 minutes for your opponent to show up. Then if they still havent shown up, MESSAGE donkirk73 asking for a FORFEIT victory. |
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| What happens to a player that has forfeited a game? ** OR ** How do you penalise players who continue to forfeit games? |
| Each time a player forfeits a game he/she gets a Yellow Card. After the player has received TWO Yellow Cards, then that player is banned for ONE MONTH from entering ANY tournaments. |
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| How LONG do Yellow Cards last? |
| A yellow card LASTS for One Month. |
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| I CANNOT contact my opponent ** OR ** my opponent does not respond to my messages. What do I do? |
| MESSAGE donkirk73 telling me of your problem, and I will see what I can do. |
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| Will my EMAIL that I give to you be given out to ANYONE? |
| NO !! I will NOT give out your email address to ANYONE !! |
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| Can I use COMPUTER assistance in my games? ** OR ** Can I play if I have a (C) attached to my name? |
| NO !! you many not use ANY computer assistance, AND if you have a (C) label you will be disqualified from the tournament. |
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| Can i get a Bye for a round? |
| YES !! You are permitted TWO byes per tournament. A bye MUST be requested BEFORE the round you wish to get the bye for. |
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| What is the rescheduling policy? ** OR ** How do I reschedule a game with my opponent? ** OR ** My opponent asked me to reschedule our game what should I do? |
| 1. The player you are requesting a reschedule from DOES NOT have to give you one! 2. HOWEVER I am asking players to be CONSIDERATE, and PLEASE try and reschedule if your opponent asks! The GOAL is to actually play the game and HAVE FUN! 3. If a player FAILS to show up for a rescheduled game, then the rules regarding no-shows and forfeit victories would now apply . |
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| What do I do if my opponent DISCONNECTS? |
| Wait 15 minutes, then MESSAGE donkirk73 to claim a forfeit victory.....NOTE: I would advise ALL players to set noescape off to avoid losing due to disconnections. |
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| I matched my opponent with the wrong color, what do I do? |
| ABORT the game and simply restart it with the correct colors. |
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| What do I do after my match is finished? |
| MESSAGE donkirk73 with the results. For example, message donkirk73 JthomasJeffrey vs Algerbragenius 0 -1 |
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| My opponent and I CANNOT AGREE on a time to play our game, what should we do? |
| MESSAGE donkirk73 and I will TRY and resolve the issue in a FAIR way (trying to keep both players happy). |
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| Where do I view Scores / Standings? |
| CLICK on the RATINGS section you are in, THEN look for the grid/box with your Tournament #. For example Fischer 10. |
| KEEP the cursor over a pic, and a NEW pic will appear in a FEW secs !! |
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| I really find all this [opening preparation by club players] quite amazing, not least because the games concerned are almost invariably decided much later on and often by rather unsophisticated means." -- Nigel DAVIS, KingPin No. 28 Spring 1998 |
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| How long do I have to complete my game for each round? |
| You have TWO WEEKS in which to play a game for a round. |